Fossa vs The Painted Maple

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Acer pictum

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while The Painted Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	The Painted Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Acer
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Acer pictum

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

The Painted Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	The Painted Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

The Painted Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Norway.